mannaggia

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Neapolitan mannaggia (“damn!”, literally “may he/she/it have bad things from it!”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /manˈnad.d͡ʒa/
  • Rhymes: -addʒa
  • Hyphenation: man‧nàg‧gia

Interjection

mannaggia

  1. (colloquial, non-vulgar) damn!, dang!
    Synonyms: accidentaccio, accidenti
    Mannaggia a te! ― Damn you!
    Mannaggia, che guaio! ― Dang, what a mess!

Further reading
  • mannaggia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Neapolitan

Etymology

mal(e) (“bad, evil”) +‎ n' (“of it”) +‎ aggia (third-person singular subjunctive of avé (“to have”)). Literally “may he/she/it have bad things from it!”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /manˈnad.dʒə/

Interjection

mannaggia!

  1. (non-vulgar) damn!
    Mannaggia 'e muorte tuje! ― Damn your dead (relatives)!

Antonyms
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